NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security- Food Chain Security

This volume addresses a wide range of issues related to food terrorism, food security and safety in a comprehensive and up-to-date survey. It examines emerging issues in food chain security relevant to all countries and stakeholders. This volume addresses a wide range of issues related to food terrorism, food security and safety in a comprehensive and up-to-date survey. Emerging issues in Food Chain Security relevant to all countries and stakeholders are summarized, including relevant technical information relating to the various strands. These include: risk assessment and vulnerability; food defence strategies; awareness and response aspects. The analyses, based on practices and strategies evolved in different countries, yield an objective and scientific treatment of this vital area. The pilot study on Food Chain Security was launched in 2003 by NATO Public Diplomacy Division Science for Peace and Security Section (SPS) under the leadership of Turkey. The purpose of the study was to study the safety and security of food stuffs in the face of their careless/ignorant handling as well as against expected terrorist attacks at the system which may destroy and/or degrade it at the source during distribution, processing and in the consumption phase. The study included the protective and response measures which may have to be taken to reduce the risk and mitigate the consequences of these threats to the food system. The final outputs of this pilot study were agreed to be mainly: To allow comparison between country partners To identify common weaknesses of the food systems As a result of the terrible September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States the nature of the terrorist threat appears to be more uncertain and diffused, therefore the terrorist threat against the food system…